Miller School of Medicine’s Dr. Sonjia Kenya, Courtesy of CSIS
Eric Goosby Discusses the Challenges of HIV Prevention at Knight Center-CSIS Session in Washington
The third session of the “Our Global Challenges” series was held at The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. on January 19, 2010.
Uncovering Brilliance: Resident Professional Pablo Corral Vega Gathers Latin American Visual Gems
In 2008, when Pablo Corral Vega came to the Knight Center for International Media at the School of Communication, University of Miami to share his work as a photographer with students and faculty…
Photo Courtesy of Tom Kennedy
Knight Center names Tom Kennedy as next Resident Professional
The University of Miami School of Communication’s Knight Center for International Media has selected multimedia news veteran Tom Kennedy as its next Resident Professional.
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1H2O screenings reach thousands of children in India
In celebration of World World Water Day 2009, more than 20,000 children in 19 states in 150 locations in India viewed the documentary 1H2O, a film that explores the ever-changing relationship between human beings and water as we face a world water crisis of proportions we have never…
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Knight Center extends reach of World Press Photo
A team of visual journalists at the University of Miami School of Communication has successfully launched, for the third consecutive year, a multimedia presentation of the stories behind the photographs that won the World Press Photo awards, the world’s largest and most prestigious…
Next One Water Movie Screening
The screening will begin at 6:30 PM on Jan. 21, 2010 at the Columbia University Medical Center in the Todd Amphitheater (P&S Building, 16-405). The campus is located at 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY.
One Water Trailer from KnightCenter on Vimeo.
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Joseph B. Treaster
discusses 1h2o.org
Rich Beckman discusses
world cities project
New partnership brings judging of major online journalism awards to UM
The Online News Association, the world’s largest association of online journalists, has announced a partnership with the School of Communication at the University of Miami to host the Online Journalism Awards (OJA), one of the most respected international online media competitions, now in its 10th year.
Pablo Corral Vega celebrates World Water Day with Knight Center’s friends
Former Knight Center for International Media’s Resident Professional, Ecuadorian Pablo Corral Vega, was back at the University of Miami to join in the celebration of World Water Day and discuss the next steps for Nuestramirada, a social and professional network for Latin American photographers and photojournalists.
Martin Sheen narrates “One Water” for television
Award-winning actor Martin Sheen has completed the narration for a television release of “One Water,” a documentary produced by faculty at the University of Miami.
Sheen, best known as the president of the United States on the popular television series “West Wing,” has been a long-time advocate for peace and the plight of the poor.
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We believe that the world will not solve its most difficult problems till we learn to communicate easily and effectively across national and cultural borders.
We believe in the power of visual storytelling in raising awareness of a better world.
We believe that innovative use of digital technologies can enable local voices to join global conversations that address he world’s most pressing problems.
We believe in the power of social networking with the purpose of creating collaborative multimedia projects that address the world’s most pressing issues.
We believe positive change is a process of multigenerational transformation.
Pressing Issues and Anchor Projects
The Knight Center for International Media uses the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as a framework for defining the world’s most pressing issues. The Center works on major anchor projects that are focused on an underreported issue of global significance. Each project addresses multiple MDGs over significant blocks of time.
The Center’s two current anchor projects are on the world’s water challenge and on the fast transforming cities of the world.
